MT-601 Advanced Materials Science

University of Agder

Contents

The course intends to present new, relevant, and advanced topics within modern materials science. The selection of topics will depend on the candidates and will comprise powder metallurgy, material classes and structures, phase diagrams and phase transformations, kinetics of metallurgical reactions, mechanical metallurgy, thermo-physical properties, toughness and crack growth mechanisms. The course will be based on advanced literature updated with new original papers and will require an active participation from the students.

Learning outcomes

On completing the course, the student will be able to:

-demonstrate extensive knowledge and skills related to the selected topics covered by the course.

-be able to use the knowledge and skills gained to discuss and analyse relevant problems connected to materials science.

-demonstrate an understanding of the impact of materials science on society.

-demonstrate written and oral communication skills in communicating materials science- and physics/chemistry-related topics.

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